42-67233

Assigned to 383FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bomber withdrawal support mission in P-38J 42-67233, hit by flak, causing the loss of one engine and resultant loss of control, A/C abandoned and crashed near Kolbitz 8-Mar-44. Pilot 2Lt Charles E Brock Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 3060.

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 364th Fighter Group 383rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-752101
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Places

Aerial photography of Honington airfield looking south, the technical site with four C-type hangars and bomb dump are at the top, 21 June 1946. Photograph taken by No. 540 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/1589. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: RAF Honington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Failed to Return (FTR)

Kolbitz, 02999 Lohsa, Germany 8 March 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) bomber withdrawal support mission in P-38J 42-67233, hit by flak, causing the loss of one engine and resultant loss of control, A/C abandoned and crashed near Kolbitz 8-Mar-44. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 3060.

Manufactured

Burbank, CA, USA

Delivered

California, USA

Assigned

Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31, UK Assigned to 383FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF.

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Sources

MACR 3060 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database